Cat s adventures

It's nearing the end of October, and February 2 seems like a long way away when I look at the (mostly empty) pages in my diary, but consulting my 'to do' list it seems like I barely have any time at all until I leave Melbourne, destination: Amman, Jordan and beyond. There are passport photos to get, visas to apply for, currency to exchange (not to mention currency to be saved!!) and that mystical and confusing language of Arabic to grapple with. No, I'm not expecting to be fluent by Feb, nor am I even expecting to be able to construct meaningful sentences entirely on my own. Basically, I need to cram a whole lot of useful phrases into my head, have a good go at at least being able to recognize numbers and begin the ... read more